{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6479fc979a3bb10011115d0a/65aec88d1cb992001783d890?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"Radioactive waste has never harmed ANYBODY\" - Talking energy, geopolitics & decarbonisation with author and CEO Rauli Partanen","description":"<p>This week I'm speaking with award-winning author and CEO of Think Atom think tank, Rauli Partanen. In the show, we discuss: </p><p><br></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>05:56 - The link between human wellbeing and energy consumption</p><p>18:11 - The current global energy mix, and decarbonization</p><p>20:43 - European gas crisis &amp; deindustrialisation&nbsp;</p><p>25:38 - How important is the pace of decarbonisation?</p><p>30:19 - The potential of nuclear energy</p><p>35.14 - Why has nuclear been so maligned?&nbsp;</p><p>41:00 - Misconceptions about nuclear energy</p><p>42:00 - Nuclear waste</p><p>49:00 - Chernobyl and Fukushima</p><p>58:30 - Advances in nuclear technology</p><p>01:02:00 - Why Can’t the UK build infrastructure?</p><p>01:04:36 - The problems with the nuclear pace of deployment</p><p>01:07:25 - Building and deploying small modular reactors</p><p><br></p><p>LINKS:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Reports and studies by Rauli's think tank, ThinkAtom:</p><p><a href=\"https://thinkatom.net/publications/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://thinkatom.net/publications/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Rauli's Amazon author page:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rauli-Partanen/author/B00M7UVBYK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rauli-Partanen/author/B00M7UVBYK</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Rise of Nuclear Fear - the book mentioned in the show:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Nuclear-Fear-Spencer-Weart/dp/0674052331\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Nuclear-Fear-Spencer-Weart/dp/0674052331</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find Rauli on X: https://twitter.com/Kaikenhuippu </p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p>Get your supplements from show partner DoNotAge: https://donotage.org/products?affiliate_code=4G5EZqIAgr&amp;referring_service=link</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Tom Edwards"}